menopause symptoms
Change-of-life signs
The physical and emotional changes women experience as menstruation ends, typically in their late forties or fifties.
Common menopause symptoms include hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, sleep disturbances, and vaginal dryness.
The intensity varies widely—some women barely notice the transition while others find it debilitating: She finally talked to her doctor about her menopause symptoms.
- hot flashesBrief intense warmth episodes
- hot flushesSudden bodily heat episodes
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
- mood swingsAbrupt temperament changes
- night sweatsExcessive perspiration during sleep
sleep disturbances · vaginal dryness · low libido · cognitive decline · joint pain · body aches · bone loss · skin aging · anxiety · headaches · hormone replacement therapy · depression · irritability · stress relief · fatigue · weight gain · weight management · cardiovascular disease
- reproductive healthpregnancy, infertility, childbirth, male infertility, fertility rates
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